Person:Stephen Taber (2)

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Stephen Taber (March 7, 1821 – April 23, 1886) was a United States Congress Representative from New York from 1865 to 1869.

He was the son of Thomas Taber II; born in Dover, New York, March 7, 1821; completed preparatory studies; moved to Queens, New York and engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of the New York State Assembly (Queens Co., 1st D.) in 1860 and 1861; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Congresses (March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869); assisted in organizing the Long Island North Shore Transportation Co. in 1861 and served as its president for several years; director of the Long Island Rail Road Co.; became the first president of the Roslyn Savings Bank in 1876 and served in this capacity for a number of years; died in New York City on April 23, 1886; interment in Roslyn Cemetery, Roslyn, Long Island, N.Y.

Stephen Titus Taber's Obituary, 25 April 1886, New York Times:

"The Hon. Stephen Taber Dead, New York Times, 25 April 1886
The Hon. Stephen Taber, of Roslyn, Long Island, died at the New York Hotel, in this city, on Friday, of Bright's disease, aged 66 years. He was the son of Thomas Taber, a member of the Twentieth Congress, and was born at Dover, Dutchess County. In 1839 he removed to Roslyn, where he engaged in farming, and he continued at it until a year ago. At an early age Mr. Taber began to interest himself in local and general politics. In 1860 and 1861 he represented the First Assemble District of Queens County in the State Legislature. He was a Democrat, but believed that the war of the rebellion should be suppressed with all the power at the disposal of the government. He suggested the plan of supplying the State quota of troops demanded by the Unite d States Government by towns, instead of by counties, and his plan was adopted. While in the Legislature he secured the extension of the General Navigation act to Long Island Sound and adjacent waters. In 1864 Mr. Taber was elected to Congress from the First District, composed of the Suffolk, Queens, and Richmond counties, and served two terms. He was a member of the Committee on public Expenditure when Alaska was purchased. It having been charged that an American has received a gratuity of $20,000 from the Russian Government to aid in promoting the purchase, Mr. Taber presented a minority report in Congress, in which he strongly condemned the practice of American citizens accepting fees from foreign powers for their influence in shaping the action of Congress in such matters.

"Mr. Taber helped to organize and was President of the Glen Cove Steamboat Company. He was also President of the North Shore Transportation Company for four years. While serving as a Director of the Long Island Railroad Company he secured the extension of the road from Mineola to Glen Cove. He was the first President of the Roslyn Savings Bank, and was a Trustee of the institution until his death.

"In 1845 Mr. Tabor married Miss Rosetta M. Townsend. He had five children, four of whom are still living; William, Adelaide, Gertrude, and Thomas. His eldest son, Samuel, was drowned at sea while on a voyage from Philadelphia to New Orleans, in 1865, in the bark Tillie Van Name. The funeral will occur at the Episcopal Church in Roslyn at 1o'clock on Tuesday afternoon."

1.   Obituary.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Stephen Taber, in Find A Grave.

   Civil War US Congressman. He was elected as a Democrat to represent New York's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from March 4, 1865 to March 3, 1869. He was the son of New York Congressman Thomas Taber II. (bio by: Russ Dodge)

3. ↑ Queens, New York, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   North Hempstead, Queens county, Pg 75, Dwelling 529, Family 597, Lines 29-34, NARA microfilm publication M593